Spelling Bee

Each spring, the WITF Central PA Spelling Bee invites 4th to 8th grade students from 10 surrounding counties to demonstrate their spelling knowledge as they attempt to make their way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Interested schools register with Scripps in the fall and then conduct their own qualifying Spelling Bee at their school. Winners from each of the participating schools compete in a 50 word written test and 50 word vocabulary test held at the WITF Public Media Center. No more than the top 35 spellers participate in the WITF Grand Championship Spelling Bee, an oral spell down which is then broadcast on WITF TV. The winner from that bee qualifies to compete nationally in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Aparajita Rao Crowned Queen Bee

For the second year in a row, Aparajita Rao was the last speller standing during the witf Central PA Spelling Bee. Aparajita is an eighth grader at St. Joan of Arc School in Hershey. She will now move on to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee near Washington D.C.

The following students placed in the top ten at the witf Central PA Spelling Bee. Way to go!

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